Cameron pledges to tackle RAF’s ‘unacceptable’ noise at Brize Norton

Date added: November 19, 2013

David Cameron has pledged to tackle the “unacceptable level” of noise from RAF Brize Norton. The Prime Minister and Witney MP spoke over concerns about an increase in aircraft noise from the base. It is now a main RAF destination after the closure of Wiltshire’s RAF Lyneham in 2011. It has also seen the arrival of the C130 Hercules Force from Lyneham which residents say has increased noise levels still further. Last year RAF Brize Norton said sorry after it emerged that some Hercules tests broke the Ministry of Defence noise guidelines. Noise complaints have risen from 23 a year to 958 since Hercules aircraft were transferred to Brize Norton. In November 2012 Brize Norton committed about £1.6m to reducing noise levels, and high power engine test runs near Black Bourton village, the worst affected, were banned. The Hercules has been the main cause for complaint.